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Full-body workouts vs. bro splits

Since the Norwegian Frequency Project shocked the fitness community by finding greater strength development and muscle growth when training each muscle 6x compared to 3x per week, research on training frequency has boomed. I recently reviewed 2 new studies on training frequency and now we have anoth…

Bodybuilding-Natural interviewed me about a bunch of different topics, mostly related to training. This interview is a great short read to get familiar with my methods if you’re new to my site, since it touches on many topics I’ve written on. The interview is in Italian, but I’ve posted the English…

How many meals should you eat per day for maximum muscle growth? The traditional bro wisdom was to eat every ~3 hours to fuel non-stop anabolism. About a decade ago some bodybuilders still had protein shakes next to their bed to slam down in the middle of the midnight in case they woke up. Some even…

In this podcast, Mike Matthews and I discuss full-body training. Whom is it for, what are the benefits and what are the pitfalls?

The Norwegian Frequency Project is a once-secret-now-famous study in which the Norwegian Powerlifting team participated to study the ideal training frequency of each muscle group. They found that splitting the same program up into 6 instead of 3 full-body workouts led to better strength development…